November 19, 2024
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Public Safety and Prevention Tax (previously Measure O) 20% for Gang Prevention and Intervention Services
Street outreach and crisis response is a component of gang prevention and intervention
Previously provided by California Youth Outreach (CYO) VPP strategic planning process completed in 2023
Identified Intervention as the priority focus area for VPP VPP launched the Safe Campus Intervention Program in late 2023 and is preparing to launch the Clean Slate Tattoo Removal Program beginning in December Street Outreach and Crisis Response is the last piece of the Intervention Focus Area to be implemented
Background
4 Current Community Climate:
Increase in juvenile firearm arrests (up 55% 2023-2024) Increase in ghost guns seized (up 129% 2023-2024)
Felony referrals to Juvenile Probation are up 25% since 2019 and the number of youth in Juvenile Hall is consistently up since 2019
Increase in the number of juvenile case filings in Sonoma County (up 49% from FY 22-23 to FY 23-24)
Increased violence among youth in the downtown core
Increase in gang graffiti throughout Santa Rosa, especially in Santa Rosa’s Equity Priority neighborhoods
Two recent incidents at two local high schools where a loaded firearm was found on each campus
Background
5 Goal:
To enhance and expand The Partnership’s intervention services Objectives:
Provide a coordinated response to community violence
Offer victim services to reduce retaliatory group/gang related and interpersonal violence
Offer diversionary and re-entry services to justice-involved individuals Provide whole-family support to those impacted by violence Offer pro-social opportunities to at-risk, high-risk, and gang-impacted youth RFP – Goal and Objectives
6 • August 26, 2024 – Release Request for Proposals
• September 23, 2024 – Proposals Due
• October 11, 2024 – Review Process Finalized
• October 30, 2024 – Present to Citizens Oversite Committee • November 19, 2024 – City Council Approval
• January 1, 2025 – Contracted Services Begin
RFP – Key Dates
7 City received 3 eligible applications
Review Team assembled to review and score each proposal:
3 community partners participated:
Juvenile Probation
SRPD Gang Crimes Team
Santa Rosa City Schools
All 3 reviewers recommended New Hope for Youth to receive full funding to run the Street Outreach and Crisis Response Team
RFP – Outcome
8 $600,000 per year
2-year term
$1.2 million total
$475,000 from one-time available funds in a general fund VPP project key $725,000 from PSAP Funds
Additional funding being sought through state and federal grants to sustain program past the two years. Ongoing costs will be paid for through the PSAP fund and will not impact the General Fund.
NHFY will also seek additional outside funding to expand and sustain the program over time.
SOCR Team Funding
9 80 youth served per year
Includes youth in Juvenile Hall and victims of gang-related violence Includes case management services, re-entry services, referrals to additional services, and pro-social opportunities
80 families served per year
Includes case management services and referrals to additional services for family members
Includes parent education workshops using the Parents In and Out curriculum and the Active Parenting and Active Parenting of Teens curriculum 7 Santa Rosa Equity Priority neighborhoods served
Includes cold street outreach and targeted neighborhood events Includes regular neighborhood climate checks
SOCR Team Expected Outcomes
10 Reduces costs to law enforcement and juvenile justice system The cost to house a youth in Juvenile Hall ranges from $600-$800 per day The cost for juvenile case representation by the Public Defender’s Office is roughly $1,500 per youth
Reduces costs for the DA’s Office – fewer juvenile charges filed, fewer cases to prosecute
Reduces the burden on law enforcement and allows police to focus on more serious crimes
Reduces costs for victims of violence
Emergency room visits and hospital stays
Trauma services, including therapy and counseling
Relocation services
Benefits of SOCR Team
11 Allows for a direct presence in priority neighborhoods Reduce incidents of violence in parks, at the Transit Mall, at the Plaza, and in and around schools
Reduce presence of gang graffiti in impacted neighborhoods Increases the number of positive adult role models, particularly those with lived- experience in our community
Using the Credible Messenger Model, individuals with lived-experience who are from this community will build trusting relationships with youth ages 12-24 who are high-risk, gang- impacted, or gang-intentional
Credible messengers are able to break through to the youth they work with and form powerful, transformative, and personal relationships
Fills a much-needed gap in intervention services and directly aligns with The Partnership’s strategic plan
Benefits of SOCR Team
12 Recommendation
• It is recommended by the Recreation and Parks Department, Violence Prevention Partnership, that the Council, by resolution, 1) approve a Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $1,200,000 with New Hope for Youth, San Jose, California for street outreach and crisis response services from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026; and 2) delegate authority to the City Manager to execute the agreement.
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